Perhaps someone should have bought Michael Gove a Blackadder box set for Christmas. The Education Secretary has attacked the show for portraying the First World War as “a series of catastrophic mistakes perpetuated by an out-of-touch elite” — a criticism the minister is probably all too used to hearing.

Manchester United manager David Moyes has revealed Ashley Young is facing a spell on the sidelines after injuring his shoulder in the controversial collision with Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris at Old Trafford on Wednesday.